Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2022-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 179 Kales, Albert Martin 1875 1922 Kales, Albert M. Unpopular government in the United States $aUnited States :$bUniversity of Chicago,$c1914,copyright 1915. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Unpopular Government in the United States" by Albert M. Kales is a critical political treatise written in the early 20th century. The book examines the concept and implications of unpopular government, suggesting that despite efforts to establish a truly democratic system, power has increasingly fallen into the hands of a few who manipulate the electorate. Kales focuses on the disconnect between the informed few and the politically ignorant majority, shedding light on the mechanisms of power that allow this imbalance to persist. The opening of the book introduces the idea of "unpopular government," defined as governance by a select few, contrary to the will of the majority. Kales reflects on the historical context of American governance, highlighting how mid-19th century structures, which sought to promote popular rule, have evolved into systems that inadvertently disenfranchise voters. He outlines how the increasing political burden on citizens, via frequent elections for numerous offices, has led to widespread political ignorance, for which voters often rely on external advisors. Thus, these so-called politocrats, who guide the ill-informed electorate, effectively become a ruling class, establishing a form of government that operates outside the direct will of the people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/unpopulargovern00kale 20210828141234kales 1914 US Reading ease score: 45.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government JK Text Category: History - American Category: Politics 350681 2025-09-27T09:02:08.514872 text/html 325243 2024-10-19T00:40:50 text/html 793552 2025-09-27T09:02:14.103806 application/epub+zip 790630 2025-09-27T09:02:09.784853 application/epub+zip 243097 2025-09-27T09:02:09.100823 application/epub+zip 884787 2025-09-27T09:02:17.337843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 852895 2025-09-27T09:02:13.572880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354577 2022-10-01T00:32:59.060641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309466 2025-09-27T09:02:08.052848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289439 2024-10-19T00:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16625 2025-09-27T09:02:17.470791 application/rdf+xml 11251 2025-09-27T09:02:09.357835 image/jpeg 2034 2025-09-27T09:02:09.226817 image/jpeg 777248 2025-09-27T09:02:08.550870 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia